Firefighters are battling multiple grass fires off I-40 near the Durham Freeway.

According to officials, the fires started before 11:30 Monday morning.

The fires are on the westbound side of the interstate between Miami Boulevard and the Durham Freeway.

ABC11 crews happened to be driving by, saw the fires burning and called authorities to alert them.

Multiple fires burning right now on the right shoulder of westbound I-40 between exit 282 and the Durham Freeway. The latest coming up on ABC 11 eyewitness news at noon.#ABC11pic.twitter.com/m8IaXq5z8a